Definition of glycoside in English:
glycoside
nounˈɡlʌɪkə(ʊ)sʌɪdˈɡlaɪkəˌsaɪd
Biochemistry A compound formed from a simple sugar and another compound by replacement of a hydroxyl group in the sugar molecule. Many drugs and poisons derived from plants are glycosides.
Example sentencesExamples
- Flavonoid glycosides were also distributed in the other mesophyll tissues, although to a considerably lower extent, in agreement with other reports.
- Beta-sitosterol is the major phytosterol in higher plants along with its glycoside, beta-sitosterolin.
- Covalent bonds between the anomeric hydroxyl of a cyclic sugar and the hydroxyl of a second sugar (or another alcohol containing compound) are termed glycosidic bonds, and the resultant molecules are glycosides.
- The sweet flavor usually indicates the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, various sugars and glycosides.
- Aloe emodin is found both free and as a glycoside in plants having increasing commercial importance, including aloe and senna.
Origin
Late 19th century: from glyco- 'relating to sugar', on the pattern of glucoside.
Definition of glycoside in US English:
glycoside
nounˈɡlaɪkəˌsaɪdˈɡlīkəˌsīd
Biochemistry A compound formed from a simple sugar and another compound by replacement of a hydroxyl group in the sugar molecule. Many drugs and poisons derived from plants are glycosides.
Example sentencesExamples
- Covalent bonds between the anomeric hydroxyl of a cyclic sugar and the hydroxyl of a second sugar (or another alcohol containing compound) are termed glycosidic bonds, and the resultant molecules are glycosides.
- Aloe emodin is found both free and as a glycoside in plants having increasing commercial importance, including aloe and senna.
- Flavonoid glycosides were also distributed in the other mesophyll tissues, although to a considerably lower extent, in agreement with other reports.
- The sweet flavor usually indicates the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, various sugars and glycosides.
- Beta-sitosterol is the major phytosterol in higher plants along with its glycoside, beta-sitosterolin.
Origin
Late 19th century: from glyco- ‘relating to sugar’, on the pattern of glucoside.